Higashinoji didn't go straight to draw the lonely gourmet just because of his agreement with Hosokawa Koharu tonight.

Instead, he calmed down and began to experiment with the skill of "painting tastes and recognizing shapes".

After all, he hasn't figured out what the system has given him yet.

Higashinoji first drew the dishes he had eaten before.

The steaming, fragrant Buddha jumping over the wall, the crispy-skinned Peking duck, the barbeque skewers at the nightclub...

These are things that Higashinoji himself has actually tasted.

The drawn food was fed back to the sense of taste and smell through vision, and the aroma and fragrance made Tonoji swallow several mouthfuls of saliva, and he almost swallowed the entire paper.

"The next thing is that I haven't tasted anything."

Higashino recalled the things he had seen in TV commercials and food programs...

Grilled rice, Japanese iron pot barbecue, conveyor belt sushi, ramen...

"Is that true?" Looking at the flat paper-like delicacies on top, Higashinoji didn't feel any aroma or taste this time.

Even if the skill of "Picture Taste and Form" is activated, the things on the paper seem to have lost their souls, forming a sharp contrast with the Buddha Jumping over the Wall and Peking Duck next to them.

It seems that if you haven't tasted something in person, you can't restore its true taste and smell just through "taste recognition".

After coming to this world, Higashinoji rarely ate in restaurants outside.

After all, at that time I was only thinking about how to save money.

Even though the current economic situation has improved a lot, Higashinoji still cooks for himself and rarely eats out.

But now it seems...

Higashino put down his pen and had a rough idea in his mind.

"Looks like I'm going out to experience life."

Yes.

In order to restore the original taste of the food and achieve the effect of tormenting the stomachs of Japanese friends, Higashino decided to go out to eat.

but--

“Where should I go to find a delicious restaurant?”

Tonoji held his chin and began to think.

This is a good choice when exploring shops on the streets of Tokyo.

But Higashinoji doesn't know which restaurant is delicious, so he can't be sure by wandering around.

So... Higashinoji thought of a few people.

"Please go and ask them tomorrow." Tonoji smiled, put down the G pen in his hand, and turned to think about another thing.

That is the theme of the wood carving promised to Aiko Kijo and the others today.

Everything needs a theme, even abstract paintings need a theme, it cannot be made up out of thin air.

"Kita Yi-Juku Art Festival..."

Higashikata couldn't help but think about it carefully.

It's not a big problem just to carve a nice-looking finished product, but since it's going to be done, Higashinoji naturally has to do his best, at least not to let himself down.

When it comes to high school students, they give the impression that they are energetic and youthful.

No matter which country you are in, high school students are at a crossroads in their lives at this age.

The same is true for Japanese high school students.

Some of them will choose to enter junior college, some will directly enter social work, and a few will choose to go to university...

"Then the theme of the wood carving should be 'maturity and independence'."

Higashino narrowed his eyes and decided on the theme this time.

Whether you continue to go to college or enter the society...this is a process for a person to move from youth to adulthood.

People will become mature and independent.

Higashinoji had a vague inspiration, and his men began to write and draw...

...

"Higashiya! Senior Sister Kijo is calling you by the door."

With a look of astonishment, Goharachu called Higashinoji, then leaned closer and asked him in a low voice: "Higashino... when did you hook up with Kijo-senpai? Isn't she the student council president?"

Hou Yuanzhong now really knows what it means to "see each other with new eyes after three days of separation".

How could he have imagined that Higashinoji was so popular before? He was constantly approached by Yumi Takahashi, and today he was even approached by Aiko Kijo.

"How can we hook up with her?" Higashino felt funny: "She just asked me to do a favor."

These little boys and girls in Japan are really imaginative.

"Even if I'm just doing a favor, is there a chance? I just felt like the way Kijo-senpai looked at you when she asked me to call you just now was not right."

Hou Yuanzhong pouted: "I am a master of emotions."

"Emotional master?" Higashino recalled how Haranaka had been summoned by his girlfriend before and then disappeared. He thought that this emotional master looked too much like a licking dog, right?

However, seeing Gohara's serious look, Higashino thought for a moment and said nothing more. After all, it was a matter for the young couple: "Gohara-kun, don't think too much. I just went over to do a small favor."

"Really?"

"Really, really." Higashinoji said haha ​​twice, and after perfunctoryly passing by, he walked towards Kijo Aiko.

"Higashino-kun, I have put everything you need in the empty classroom at the end of the third floor of the club activity building...Have you decided what to carve?"

Kijo Aiko asked.

"I already have an idea...but I might want to borrow the sander from Senior Muzhi's house to use later."

Higashikata nodded and replied.

"It's okay to just use it... Then I'll trouble you, Higashino-san."

Aiko Kijo thought for a moment and then agreed.

It's just a grinder, it's not a big deal.

The two made an appointment, and then Tonoji watched Aiko Kijo leave.

"Well... Even if this is temporarily solved, the next thing is about "The Lonely Gourmet"."

Higashinoji picked up the pace and walked towards Class D of the first year.

Before he even took two steps, he bumped into the trio of Konoe Ryoka who had just walked from the toilet.

This is really better to do it sooner rather than later.

"Higashino...?" As soon as she saw Higashinoji, Fujiwara Aoi subconsciously assumed a posture of responding to the enemy - staring at Higashinoji fiercely with her big eyes.

At the same time, she did not forget to turn around and remind Yumi Takahashi next to her: "Yumi, don't act rashly... huh?"

Seeing Yumi Takahashi running up to Higashinoji with her ponytail swaying, Aoi Fujiwara's mouth widened.

This stupid pig! He just knows how to deliver it by himself!

Yumi Takahashi didn't care about Aoi Fujiwara's thoughts. She came to Higashino in three steps and asked curiously: "Is the author of "The Ring" really you?"

"It's me." Tonoji didn't expect Takahashi Yumi to rush over just to ask himself this question, so he answered politely.

"Is it really you?" Takahashi Yumi rubbed her hands excitedly, and with an unbearable expression on her face, she stretched out her hand to Higashikata: "Give it to me."

Ah? For you?

What to give you?

Higashino looked at Yumi Takahashi in front of him and didn't quite understand what she meant: "What are you talking about?"

"The original manuscript of the third episode of "The Ring"! I was waiting so hard for the sea to dry up that I didn't even know there was a rock behind it!"

Yumi Takahashi said confidently: "My mother smashed the TV because of "The Ring". Don't you think you should be responsible? So give it to me quickly."

Well...

Seeing Takahashi Yumi's unreasonable and strong appearance, Higashinoji really couldn't laugh or cry.
Chapter completed!